Turns out I Love You
TAM Season 2 (Miss )
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Almost half a day Bella was at her clothing store. He who was checking the stock of clothes in his warehouse saw a clock on his wrist. "It's half eleven."
Bella calls one of the employees she trusts. "Intan, please continue checking the goods in the warehouse. I'm going to pick up Ferdi first."
"Good, Ma'am. Ready to do it."
Since it's Friday, Bella herself will pick up her children. Every Friday, almost all students are returned at the same hour at 11.
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Bella was waiting at the parents' place to pick her up.
"Jeng Bella, who was this morning? new girlfriend, huh?"
"Husstt, don't make rumors deh jeng Erna. How could Jeng Bella have a new boyfriend and her husband just died." Other mothers' timpals.
"Who knew the man was her new boyfriend Jeng Bella. Now that she's a WIDOW, it must be easy for her to approach another man, right?" answer Erna.
Bella let her breath go. This was what he feared, cheap gossip that would spread even more without them knowing what reality was like.
Teet..
Fortunately the school bell rang making Bella breathe a sigh of relief. "Mom, it's bell. I'm looking for my son first huh." Bella rushed into the school after the gate was opened.
His eyes circulated a look looking for a fit for his son.
"Mama." Pekik Ferdi ran over to Bella kissed her hand.
"How's school? exclaim?" ask Bella holding Ferdi's hand walking towards the car
"Seru, Mah. Mah, there's an invitation from the teacher." Ferdi let go of his grasp and took out a scrap of paper from the school inside his bag.
Bella told Ferdi to come in first, after the two entered then Ferdi gave the paper.
Bella opened it and read it. "Invitation to participate in celebrating the independence of the Republic of Indonesia on August 18-20."
"Yes, Mah. But, what makes Ferdi confused we should come with the old man." The Kindergarten boy looked down sad, his eyes glazed over.
Bella closed her eyes holding back her tears. He hugged his youngest son giving him strength.
"There is a dear Mama. Mama's coming." Bella felt for Ferdi shaken crying in Bella's arms. The heart of the mother who is not sick hears her son cry. Crying, remembering that her parents are incomplete.
"I miss Papa, Mah. When I went to school, why didn't Papa exist? Ferdi wants to see Papa." Ferdi's sobs were bitter.
Bella's heart was slashed, she also felt a longing for her late husband. The best man who is willing to accept all his shortcomings and wants to guide himself to become a better woman.
Bella kissed Ferdi's head, rubbed her little boy's back. Hope their suffering is healed.
"Don't cry, we pray that Papa will be calm in God's paradise. Now let's go get your brothers, shall we?" Bella parsed her embrace wiping away the tears on Ferdi's face.
"Yes, Mah."
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"Zahra, are you going to get Om Dimas?" tanya Devano was sitting on a chair made from a wall that was in front of the class waiting for Hasna to come out.
"Papa's out of town. I'm just waiting for Nando's dad."
"So Nando's father came home with a student? as far as I know the teachers will be home after Dzuhur."
"It's Friday, Devan. It's likely that all the teachers went home together before Dzuhur."
While the two SD students were talking, Hasna approached him. "You guys have been waiting a long time? let's go home! Sorry, I was picket first."
"Not long, Brother. Just a minute."
"That's Mama's car" pointed at Devan.
"Yes, come on." said Hasna.
"Zahra," call someone. Then the three of them turned to the latter and the three of them stopped their steps first.
"You Go home with Om only, Your mother had a message to Om," asked Nando.
"Oh, okay. Brother I'm not coming with you" said Zahra.
"No problem." Answer Hasna.
Nando looked at the woman who looked still beautiful at her young age who was no longer walking towards them.
"Darling, let's go home. Ferdi was waiting, he said he missed Papa," said Bella gave the code to her two children.
Hasna and Devan understand. "Well, Mah." replied Devan and Hasna together.
"We're Zahra first, Dad." Hasna greeted Nando as well as Devano and Zahra who also greeted the three.
Bella glanced at Nando and smilingly nodded her head slightly. "We go first, yeah. Assalamualaikum."
"Waalaikumsalam." replied Zahra while Nando did not answer so hypnotized by the smile Bella is very sweet to make her heart beat fast.
Zahra frowned in surprise, she shook Nando's arm resuscitating him. "Dad, come!"
Uh..
"Yes, come on" Nando and Zahra left the school.
Bella's car and Nando's car came out in tandem. But Nando was surprised to see Bella's car turning to the right while their house should be to the left. On the right, Nando's direction home.
"Hmmm Zahra, do you know where they're going? isn't that the way to get home to Aunt Bella?" ask Nando while driving.
"It looks like they want a funeral, huh. Aunty Bella's word of longing is the code to stop by at the funeral."
"A funeral? who died?" Nando hasn't been around with everything. However, his eyes were incessantly watching the front car and the car turned right towards the cemetery. Nando was curious, he took a right turn.
"Lho, Dad! Why go to the funeral?" zahra asked in surprise.
"Dad wants to see whose tomb they're going to visit."
"Must be Alex's grave, Dad."
Degs...
Nando's heart was stunned, he was shocked at Zahra's words. "What do you mean?" curiosity, fear, worry, and disbelief become one.
"So you don't know if Alex died 3 months ago from coronary heart disease?"
"What?!" Nando was surprised. His body suddenly limp. She stopped her car when she saw Bella and her three children get off and walk to the cemetery.
While Bella and her three children pray in full special. Bella again could not hold back tears as well as Ferdi, and Hasna. If Devan, he tried hard not to cry even though his chest was tight at the departure of the Papa.
"Bah, Ferdi misses Papa. Why did Papa leave us all? our lives are incomplete without Papa among us." Ferdi said in tears hugging his Papa's tombstone.
Inner Bella also said, "Mas, me and the kids miss you a lot. We're not ready to lose you. But God loves you more, forgive us for meeting you here so often."
"Papa, me and Devan promise to make Mama happy again like Papa's last wish," said Hasna.
"We miss Papa" said the inner three of his children Bella.
"I miss you, Mas." lirih Bella cried silently as she rubbed a tombstone bearing the name Alex Ramadanu.
Nando looked at the pliers believing, he saw clearly his name and heard what they were saying. Slowly he retreated away from the place without being known by the four because they turned their backs on the road.
Seriate....
